October 4, 2017

Amanda Hite has been named one of "30 Influential Women in Hospitality" at Hotel Management Magazine

Amanda Hite, president and CEO of STR, has been named by Hotel Management Magazine as one of “30 Influential Women in Hospitality.” Hite is in her 12th year overall with STR and her second as president and CEO. She served as president and COO for the previous five years before adding the CEO title in June of 2016. Under Hite’s leadership, STR’s employee base has more than doubled to 300-plus people in 15 countries, and the company’s global-leading data sample has grown 210% to more than 7.8 million hotel rooms in 58,000 hotels around the globe. The company also has expanded its data and analytics platform into the self storage and health club sectors. Last year, Hite led the implementation of STR’s updated corporate brand, which unified the company’s global entities and aligned its expansion into additional market sectors. In addition, STR completed a 35,000-square-foot expansion to the company’s North American headquarters in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Hite, a recipient of The M&A Advisor 40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders Award in 2015, also serves on the boards of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) and the U.S. Travel Association in addition to a number of leadership roles around the hospitality industry.

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